2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk
2010–11 season
Chairman Martin Ritchie
Manager Steven Pressley
Stadium Falkirk Stadium
Scottish First Division Third place
Challenge Cup First round, lost to Stirling
League Cup Quarter-final, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish Cup Fourth round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorer League:
Mark Stewart (14)

All:
Mark Stewart (16)
Highest home attendance 6,947
Lowest home attendance 3,376
Average home league attendance 4,224[1]

The 2010–11 season was Falkirk's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[2] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results

[3][4][5][6]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Austria GK Bobby Olejnik
Scotland GK Jamie Barclay
Scotland GK Michael Andrews
Scotland DF Tam Scobbie
Scotland DF Marc Twaddle
Northern Ireland DF Brian McLean
Scotland DF Chris Mitchell
Morocco DF Mehdi Khalis
Scotland DF Kieran Duffie
Wales DF James Bloom (on loan to Alloa Athletic)
Scotland DF Ross Perry (on loan from Rangers)
Scotland DF Keiran Stallard (on loan to Airdrie United)
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Burton O'Brien
Scotland MF Ryan Flynn
Scotland MF Mark Millar
England MF Jack Compton
Scotland MF Stewart Murdoch
Scotland MF Craig McLeish (on loan to Dumbarton)
Scotland MF Scott Davidson
England FW Carl Finnigan
England FW Kallum Higginbotham
Scotland FW Mark Stewart
Scotland FW Tam McManus
Portugal FW Pedro Moutinho

Team statistics

League Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C) (P) 36 20 10 6 66 31+35 70 Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
2 Raith Rovers 36 17 9 10 47 35+12 60
3 Falkirk 36 17 7 12 57 41+16 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 7 15 54 53+1 49
5 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 44 39+5 47
6 Dundee 36 19 12 5 54 34+20 044*
7 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 434 43
8 Ross County 36 9 14 13 30 344 41
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 9 8 19 41 7231 35 Qualification for Scottish First Division Playoffs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 8 24 32 8250 20 Relegation to Scottish Second Division

Updated to games played on 7 May.
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[8]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. "Falkirk relegated to Division One". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. "Falkirk's results from season 2010/2011". Falkirk Mad. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  8. "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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